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Then David said to the young man who had brought the news, “Where are you from?” And he replied, “I am a foreigner, an Amalekite, who lives in your land.”
2 Samuel 1:13

I’m always amazed that David, not only mourned, but wrote a song about the man who spent years trying to kill him.

I’m fairly sure that I wouldn’t even attend the funeral of person who had caused so much trouble for me.

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Though the Bible does not specifically say it, Amalek is commonly regarded as an illustration of our fleshly, carnal nature.

Like our fleshly nature:

• Amalek focuses its attack on the tired and weak
  (Deuteronomy 25:17-18)
• Amalek does not fear God
  (Deuteronomy 25:17-18).
• God commanded a permanent state of war against Amalek
  (Exodus 17:16).
• The battle against Amalek is only won in the context of prayer and seeking God
  (Exodus 17:11).
• God promises to one day completely blot out the remembrance of Amalek.
  (Exodus 17:14).
• Joshua wins the battle against Amalek.
  (Exodus 17:13).
• Amalek was once first but will one day be last.
  (Numbers 24:20).
• Amalek allies itself with other enemies in battle against God’s people.
  (Judges 3:13).

Using this picture, we see that Saul’s failure to deal with Amalek when God told him to resulted in ruin, with an Amalekite delivering the death-blow. In the same way, when we fail to deal with the flesh as God prompts us, we can expect that area of the flesh to come back and deliver some deadly strikes.

Enduringword.org

Amalekites and our Flesh

Another article about the similarities

My Goodland: Experiencing and Enjoying Christ

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Keep my flesh in check by allowing the Spirit to govern my life.